Round 1

Issa changes levels for a quick double-leg in the center of the
cage but gets swept under by Doane, and both bantamweights scramble
to their feet. Doane grazes with a pair of overhand rights and
makes the grappler whiff with a counter, nearly sending Issa to the
ground. Doane stuffs a single-leg attempt at first, but Issa
completes the takedown with his second effort. Doane hits another
sweep and goes straight to back-mount, first hunting for a
rear-naked choke and then opting to soften up Issa with punches.
Issa shucks the Hawaiian off, so Doane stands over him and kicks at
Issa’s legs. Doane comes diving back down with a good right hand,
but he dives straight into a triangle with more than a minute left
on the clock. Doane tries to slam his way free, can’t get loose and
“Brodinho” keeps squeezing the choke until the horn.

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Round 2

Doane comes in striking early, then opts to press Issa against the
cage for a moment. Issa escapes and stays on the outside, out of
Doane’s striking rage, but the Hawaiian steps in and drops Issa
with a whipping overhand right. Issa regains his senses and keeps
circling before he’s felled by another hard right up top. The next
right sends Issa shooting for a takedown while Doane continues to
smash away with more punches. Doane stuffs it and puts Issa in a
mounted crucifix, then begins raining elbows down from the top with
45 seconds left in the round. Doane starts working on an armbar,
leading Issa to roll over, and now it’s Doane working on a triangle
attempt. One second before the horn, referee John Sharp steps in to
wave it off, as the choke has put Issa out cold.

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Round 1

Reyes strikes first with some sharp right hands down the pipe, and
Kimura hits the deck after a few shots find their mark. The
Hawaiian gets back to his feet and pulls Reyes into his guard, then
rolls underneath for a heel hook attempt. Reyes stuffs it and
continues trying to knock Kimura’s head off with rough
ground-and-pound. Kimura catches Reyes’ left arm and goes a kimura,
then an armbar, but Reyes slips out of both to keep punching. Reyes
comes down into Kimura’s guard and leaves his right arm dangling,
and Kimura snaps it up immediately. Kimura goes belly-down and
stretches out the armbar to force a tap from Reyes.

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Round 1

The southpaw Bang comes out with a wide stance and a low guard,
stalking forward on the more active Taisumov, who hops around the
outside and flicks out a few leg kicks. Not much action through the
first 90 seconds as both men feint and try to find the range; in
fact, the only offense comes from the hard leg and body kicks of
Taisumov. Midway through the round, Bang gets inside with a couple
punches and looks to put Taisumov on the fence, but “Beckan”
circles out. Taisumov clubs Bang with a nice left hook, catches a
kick and hits him again. Bang leaps in with a knee but just misses
and gets clipped with an overhand counter. Bang steps in and
touches Taisumov with a left hand, but Taisumov strikes back with a
one-two counter and then blasts Bang with a heavy right hook in the
closing moments.

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Round 2

Taisumov resumes his kicking attack, working the sides of Bang’s
body before going down the middle with a push kick. Taisumov hits
an easy single-leg in the center of the cage, but Bang is soon back
on his feet. Taisumov sends a nice straight right down the center
midway through the round, while Bang is still hesitating to let his
hands fly. Bang sticks a couple jabs in Taisumov’s face and stuffs
a single-leg attempt. Taisumov finishes the round with one more
stiff kick to the body of Bang.

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Round 3

Taisumov plows Bang to the ground in the middle of the cage with a
power double-leg in the early moments of the final round. Bang
scoots his way back to the fence and tries to work his way up, but
Taisumov flattens him out from half-guard. After taking a couple
shoulder shrugs to the face, Bang sits up against the fence and
gets to his feet, where he’s held in the clinch until Taisumov
whips him back to the canvas. Bang puts Taisumov in butterfly guard
and shoves him away, standing with 90 seconds to go in the fight.
Bang comes forward, looking to mount some offense in the final
minute, only to be tossed over Taisumov’s hip and finish the fight
on his back.

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Round 1

Galera comes out aggressive and runs straight into a takedown from
Wee in the center of the cage. Wee works the body with punches and
then shucks a triangle attempt from underneath. Galera takes an
elbow to the face as he continues to grab for Wee’s arms. Galera
uses a guillotine to sweep to the top but he’s shoved back to the
canvas just as quickly, and Wee works from half-guard with more
punches. The pace slows in the second half of the round, with Wee
working to keep Galera grounded. Galera drives some hard elbows to
the side of Wee’s head, but it’s Wee who opens up a cut on the
outside of Galera’s right eye with an elbow strike. Galera digs
into Wee’s body with some heel kicks and lands a couple more
punches from his back before the horn.

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Round 2

Wee gets Galera back to the ground quickly and scoots him around
the cage from open guard, landing sporadic punches to the body.
Galera, by contrast, is very active off his back, hitting Wee with
elbows and open-handed strikes to the sides of the head. After a
couple attempts, Galera is able to scoop a leg and work back to his
feet, but Wee holds him against the cage and takes him down again
with a single-leg to finish the round on top.

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Round 3

Galera clips Wee with a right hand, then grazes with a knee and
catches Wee fixing his shorts. Just as Galera comes charging in to
capitalize on the opening, Wee grabs hold and takes him back to the
ground. After spending another minute on his back, Galera winds up
and drills Wee in the face with a blatantly illegal upkick. Wee
takes a minute to recover, and referee John Sharp restarts the
fight with Wee on top after penalizing Galera one point for the
foul. Galera gets to his feet, only to be dumped on his head by Wee
with 90 seconds to go. Wee lays atop Galera and finishes the fight
on top.

The Official Result

Round 1

Kikuno stalks forward in his standard “hourglass” stance, trading
short punches with Mulhern until the American wraps him up and
pulls Kikuno down to his guard. When Mulhern gets hold of Kikuno’s
arm, the karateka slips out and stands up, inviting his taller
opponent to do the same. Kikuno shuts down one takedown attempt
from Mulhern, then winds up on the ground on the second when
Mulhern again pulls guard. Again, Kikuno invites Mulhern back up,
now with 90 seconds on the clock. Mulhern sticks a quick
combination in Kikuno’s face and lands a leg kick. Kikuno answers
with a sharp kick to the body before being pulled into Mulhern’s
guard one last time to end the round.

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Round 2

Kikuno catches a kick and Mulhern goes to the ground again, but the
Japanese product is quick to let Mulhern stand. Another guard-pull
from Mulhern, and another stand-up from Kikuno, who flurries with a
quick bunch of punches on Mulhern’s face before stuffing another
shot and putting the Greg Jackson student on the ground. With just
under two minutes remaining, the lightweights stand again. Kikuno
catches Mulhern leaning and dings him with a right hand, then goes
up top and rocks his head with a left. Mulhern shoots a single-leg
and takes a shin to the face for his trouble as Kikuno stuffs the
shot. Mulhern pulls rubber guard just before the round ends.

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Round 3

Mulhern pulls guard in the first 30 seconds of the final round and
winds up with Kikuno in his half-guard, dropping short, hard hammer
fists. Kikuno moves to side control on the right and wraps up
Mulhern’s head and left arm. Mulhern scrambles to his feet, eats a
punch and shoots in again just as quickly. Kikuno winds up on top,
flattening out Mulhern from half-guard and not doing much else,
prompting a stand-up order from ref Steve Perceval. This time when
Mulhern shoots, Kikuno stays standing and waves him back up. Kikuno
lands a kick to the body, grabs a body lock and shoves the American
against the cage. With 15 seconds left, Kikuno puts Mulhern on the
ground to finish the fight on top.

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Round 1

Chope comes in to clinch and gets shoved against the fence by
Holloway, who gets caught off balance and has to circle out after
missing a spinning kick. Chope lands a kick to the body and taps
Holloway’s chin with a long right hand. The featherweights feel the
range, Chope looking to grab the Thai clinch but unable to hold
Holloway there long enough to land knees. Holloway fires off a
couple jabs, then hits Chope with a crisp one-two up the middle.
Holloway follows with a spinning kick to the body, and now he’s
stinging Chope with big right hands. Holloway counters Chope’s
pawing jabs with a hard left hook counter, so Chope moves in to
push Holloway against the cage. Holloway lands a knee to the body,
circles out and swarms Chope with a barrage of punches and knees in
the final 10 seconds of the round.

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Round 2

Holloway attacks Chope’s legs with side kicks, then drills the
6-foot-4 featherweight with a right hand over the top. Chope shoots
for a leg, wobbled from the shots, and Holloway shoves him off to
land a spinning back kick to the liver. Chope is still swinging
back, trying to take Holloway’s head off with huge, lunging
uppercuts. Holloway just keeps his distance and then comes back in
to continue his assault against the fence. Chope holds Holloway
against the fence and works for a takedown which doesn’t come.
Holloway slips out and unloads with a series of heavy hooks to the
head which sends “The Kill” to the mat. Holloway keeps punching
away until referee Leon Roberts steps in to rescue the fetal Chope.

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Round 1

Shimizu circles the outside while Kang sets up in the center,
working the Japanese fighter’s legs with kicks early. Shimizu
shoots and eats a knee, can’t get the takedown and instead tries
for a heel hook. Kang snuffs out the leg lock and steps into full
mount, then rolls to his back with a triangle cinched up. Shimizu
defends the triangle, so Kang switches to an armbar. When that
doesn’t work, “Mr. Perfect” moves back to full mount, then tries
again to finish with the armbar. Kang falls to his back and has
another go at the triangle choke, this time drilling Shimizu with
elbows to the head as he tries to get the tap. Kang has a mounted
triangle but throws two illegal 12-to-6 elbows, and referee Steve
Perceval pauses the action. Shimizu is cleared to continue by the
cageside physician, and Perceval penalizes Kang severely, taking
two points for the foul. When they resume, Shimizu ties up for a
takedown, but it’s Kang tripping the Zst fighter to the ground. The
bantamweights trade leg kicks before Kang lands a front kick to
Shimizu’s cup. Shimizu recovers and the round ends uneventfully.

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Round 2

Shimizu dives on a single-leg, switches to a double against the
fence and absorbs some elbows to the side of the head. Shimizu
pulls guard and eats more punches from Kang, who steps into full
mount and flattens out the “Rolling Stone.” Kang unloads with some
heavy elbows on top while Shimizu tries to wrap him up and close
the space. With two minutes left in the round, Shimizu hits a
sweep, but Kang works his way back up on the fence and takes
Shimizu right back to the mat. Kang stays on top until the final 10
seconds, when he stands up and socks Shimizu with some good right
hands.

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Round 3

Shimizu hits a takedown but can’t hold Kang on the mat. Kang works
back up on the fence and tosses Shimizu to the floor, then bangs up
the Japanese fighter with huge left hands and elbows to the face.
Shimizu is just riding it out with a bloody mouth and swollen left
eye, while Kang continues to batter him through the middle of the
round. To his credit, Shimizu is still shifting his hips and
working to push off the cage, but he just can’t get out from
underneath the heavier and stronger Kang. The bantamweights move
off the fence and Kang cinches up an arm-triangle choke, then hops
off to side control; Shimizu taps out instantly.

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Round 1

Kunimoto takes 30 seconds before closing the distance and pressing
Dutra against the fence. Dutra denies the takedown attempt and gets
underhooks to score with a knee up the middle. Kunimoto switches
back to a single-leg, can’t get Dutra down, and the welterweights
separate. Kunimoto sticks a jab in the Brazilian’s face and slaps
low with an outside leg kick. Dutra misses with a spinning back
kick but catches “Strasser” with a follow-up left hook. Kunimoto
changes levels and holds Dutra against the fence, and Dutra unloads
with four or five illegal elbows to the back of Kunimoto’s head. As
they’re separated by ref John Sharp, Kunimoto falls to the ground.
When the doctor asks if Kunimoto can continue, Kunimoto indicates
that he cannot.

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Round 1

Kawajiri tries to get inside but is held at bay by a nasty right
hook from Soriano. Now it’s knees from Soriano as Kawajiri looks to
shoot on his legs. Kawajiri finally grabs hold of the American but
can’t keep him wrapped up, and Soriano delivers more knees as they
separate. Kawajiri gets in after a Soriano leg kick and shoves him
against the fence. About two minutes into the round, Kawajiri
finally gets the takedown, but Soriano rolls him over and escapes
to his feet. Kawajiri gets in close for a rear waistlock and pulls
Soriano back to the canvas, now in back control. Kawajiri tries for
a rear-naked choke but it’s not under Soriano’s chin, and the ATT
fighter fends off the hands of the “Crusher.” Kawajiri has a body
triangle now, rolling along with Soriano as he tries to escape.
Soriano comes perilously close to being finished in the final 20
seconds as Kawajiri batters him with punches and referee Steve
Perceval hovers nearby.

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Round 2

Soriano looks for a knee in the Thai clinch and nearly gets taken
down. He denies the trip at first, but Kawajiri gets it on the
second effort. Straight to back mount goes Kawajiri, and he sinks
in a deep rear-naked choke this time. Soriano taps out, but referee
Steve Perceval somehow misses it and allows Soriano to go
unconscious before ending the fight.

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Round 1

Saffiedine takes to the outside, switching between orthodox and
southpaw stance as he keeps Lim at range with leg kicks. Lim takes
a minute before closing the gap and attempting a knee up the
middle. Another hard leg kick outside lands for Saffiedine, and Lim
tries to catch this one but cannot. Lim misses with a step-in knee
but grazes with a hard right hand counter and knocks Saffiedine to
the ground. Saffiedine hops back up and resumes leg-kicking while
Lim slowly walks him down. Lim stuns Saffiedine with a hard right
hand and follows up with a knee. Saffiedine hits the deck, possibly
on a slip, but he stands up quickly. Saffiedine circles out and
paws at Lim with a double jab. Lim gets caught stepping inside at
the end of the round with a right hand from Saffiedine on the end
of the combo.

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Round 2

Lots of misses and feints in the opening minute until Lim comes
charging in and gets clipped by a right hand. Saffiedine follows up
with another overhand right, and Lim looks to be stung. Lim looks
to have recovered but is backing up now, allowing Saffiedine to
press ahead and score over the top with more right hands.
Saffiedine continues to chop away with nasty leg kicks outside. Lim
takes a glance either at his corner or the clock, and Saffiedine
makes him pay with a right up top. Saffiedine doubles up his jab in
Lim’s face and slips out before the counter. Saffiedine swipes
Lim’s face with another overhand right, and Lim waves him forward.
It’s Saffiedine on his back foot though, and Lim is forced to give
chase as the “Sponge” continues to score with leg kicks. Saffiedine
lands a left hook and easily dips out of the way of a wild spinning
back fist from Lim.

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Round 3

Lim gets caught off balance when a right hand from Saffiedine
knocks him to the mat. He pops back up, but Saffiedine decks him
again and then hits a takedown near the fence. Lim falls back for a
heel hook, easily escaped by Saffiedine, who catches Lim turtling
and tries to jump on the Korean’s back. Lim flips him over the top
and the welterweights reset on their feet. Saffiedine lands two
more kicks to the outside of Lim’s left thigh, and Lim hits the
ground as his leg buckles. Standing over his prone opponent,
Saffiedine chops away with a few more kicks before coming down to
Lim’s half-guard. Saffiedine grinds from there for 90 seconds
before referee Leon Roberts stands them up. Another leg kick nearly
sends Lim to the ground; the next one drops him, and Saffiedine
walks away celebrating prematurely, only to have to come back and
finish the final 10 seconds of the round.

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Round 4

Lim comes out windmilling but it’s not long before his legs fail
him, even before Saffiedine lands a kick. Now the kicks are coming
from Saffiedine, and Lim goes down again. Lim struggles back to his
feet and manages to send a knee up the middle. He’s lifting his
left leg at the slightest hint of a kick from Saffiedine, so
Saffiedine changes to the other side. Now a knee to the guts has
Lim propping himself up against the fence, and Saffiedine flies in
to drop him with a knee. Saffiedine follows Lim to the ground and
nearly catches Lim in a no-hooks rear-naked choke. Lim puts his
back to the canvas, so Saffiedine moves to full mount and frames up
an arm-triangle choke. Lim defends and goes to his knees, where
Saffiedine socks him with more punches from side control. They
finish the round on the ground, and Lim struggles to his stool for
the interval.

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Round 5

Lim screams at Saffiedine as they meet in the center of the cage,
switching stances to try and defend his lead leg. Saffiedine chops
at it anyway, but Lim doesn’t go down this time, instead standing
right in front of Saffiedine and unloading with power punches. Lim
scores with uppercuts in close quarters but his roll is slowed as
Saffiedine hits him with another leg kick. Saffiedine lands a jab
and circles out to steal a glance at the clock, still with the
better part of three minutes to go in the fight. Lim goes down
again but refuses to stay there, getting back up to eat a right
high kick on the cheek. Lim screams at Saffiedine again and walks
forward, but the Korean fighter’s legs are so banged up that he
can’t really close the distance. Lim lands a left, eats a right and
drills Saffiedine with a knee to the body. A right hand behind the
ear stumbles Saffiedine, then another knee to the body and Lim is
trying to finish this in the final 10 seconds. Lim’s legs are too
rubbery and he can’t find Saffiedine with accurate strikes before
the horn.